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If the tech giant does change its anti-competitive practices, it will face further EU fines, according to the Financial Times, Register and Politico.

In a response to the fine, issued on 18 July, Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated on the firm’s blog:

“The decision ignores the fact that Android phones compete with iOS phones, something that 89 percent of respondents to the Commission’s own market survey confirmed. It also misses just how much choice Android provides to thousands of phone makers and mobile network operators who build and sell Android devices; to millions of app developers around the world who have built their businesses with Android; and billions of consumers who can now afford and use cutting-edge Android smartphones.”

Last year, the commission fined Google €2.4bn over abuse of its dominant market position in online search advertising.